Heather Latter Her last name suits her. Mackenzie Wright is a writer—and now a published author. The Grade 8 student from St. Francis School here recently had a piece of work published in a collection of short stories written by young Canadians. Titled “Winds of Change,” the book features winning […]
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Lucas Punkari Although his Street Stock machine has been at the top of the class so far this season at the Emo Speedway, Ron Westover admitted luck may have been on his side this past Saturday night. The veteran driver started on the outside of the front row for the […]
Lucas Punkari With their annual summer development camp in International Falls just a month away, the Fort Frances Lakers continue on the recruiting trail as they work on setting their roster for the 2013-14 SIJHL season. “We probably started through the playoffs on recruiting the top guys that we have […]
Lucas Punkari Over the last couple of years, the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association has received many questions from parents about body checking at the PeeWee level, especially after it was removed in Quebec and in the United States. Now, with Hockey Canada mandating the removal of checking in the […]
Heather Latter Aboriginal youth at the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre here participated in a Lacrosse for Development Program last week to help them develop life skills, leadership, and goal-setting. Offered through a partnership between Ontario’s Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Right to Play, and the National Lacrosse League, the one-week […]
Heather Latter You don’t have to be a member of a team to support this year’s “Relay For Life.” Set to go this Friday night at Fort Frances High School, with opening ceremonies starting at 6:30 p.m., the public is invited to come out to help in the fight against […]
Heather Latter Heading into the final week of another school year, dozens of “Happy Retirement” cards already lined the desk of Mary-Catherine Kelly, who has been the director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board for nearly eight years. Reflecting on her career here, Kelly expressed what a […]
Sarah Pruys Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle won’t be selling gas for much longer—at least in the short-term. “We’re pulling out our pumps and our tanks,” noted owner Mark Fontana. The pumps are being removed July 9, but Fontana expects they’ll run out of gas a few days prior to […]
Staff The demolition of the vacant Huffman School began Monday, kicking off the groundwork to have 16 new residential lots ready by this fall. The school, which opened in 1955 and closed in 2010, will be knocked down and cleared away by July 1. General contractor Wagner Construction Canada ULC, […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has laid out a five-year plan in its first-ever strategic plan. The board approved the plan at its inaugural annual general meeting last Thursday night at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. “Perhaps the most significant exercise we performed this year was […]
Lucas Punkari After being involved in high school sports throughout their entire tenures at Fort High, Jess Caul and Brandon Sinclair officially wrapped up their time with the Muskies with one of the top honours an athlete can receive. The two Grade 12 students were rewarded for their efforts over […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Mike Carmody Contracting began demolishing the vacant Huffman School on Monday morning and is making good progress with each passing day. The building is anticipated to be cleared away by July 1.
